Drunk Immortal Gourd

At this time, Qingyang's voice came over again, saying: "Don't be busy investigating me, you should take care of yourself first. The Sang family has made preparations to seize the position of the head of Tongcoff County. The people who were defeated last night Once the news reaches Tongcoff County, the Nasang family will definitely be unable to hold back and take action. If the Shangguan family is unprepared, they may be wiped out. In addition, I just saw that when you were fighting with the Sang family guards, the energy in your body was floating. It seems that you have encountered a bottleneck. If one road doesn't work, you can try another one. Everything is the same, and different roads lead to the same destination. You can always find the road that suits you..."

How could Shangguan Yan not take it to heart when the Sang family had to deal with the Shangguan family? However, at this time, Shangguan Yong was seriously injured and could not send any manpower, and there were enemies chasing him behind him. There was no way to send the news back. He could only wait until he reunited with the others and then think of a way.

As for the second half of Qingyang's sentence, she found it incomprehensible when she first heard it, but the more she thought about it, the more it made sense. Isn't this the case with her current cultivation level? If one road doesn't work, try another one. Everything is the same and all roads lead to the same destination. You can always find the right road.

Thinking of this, Shangguan Yan suddenly had a realization in her heart. Her cultivation had been stuck in the middle stage of Qi refining for quite some time, and there was no sign of a breakthrough. But after listening to Qingyang's words today, she felt that her bottleneck seemed to be there. If it's loose, it won't take long to break through.

Of course, Qingyang's words cannot have such a big effect. This is also related to the fact that Guan Yan's cultivation is on the verge of breakthrough and Guan Yan's understanding is extremely high. As a person who has experienced it, Qingyang can give random suggestions when the other party is confused. In one sentence, such a big effect was achieved unintentionally.

Shangguan Yan didn't know this. She only knew that Qingyang said a few words casually, and she didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional. Her bottleneck was loosened. Just a few words had such a big effect. It wasn't high. What is a person? Shangguan Yan became more interested in Qingyang's origins.

Back in the cave, Qingyang did not go out again, but leaned against the innermost part of the cave to meditate. Of course, refining the powder and using the method of the One-horned Ghost King to consume the Seven Escape Locks were indispensable. Ma Xingchen did not dare to disturb Qingyang, so he Neng sent three other guards to take turns to observe the situation.

I don’t know whether they were lucky or the enemy had given up chasing them. There were no unexpected incidents that night. After a night of repairs, everyone’s physical strength and Qi were restored, and those who were slightly injured had recovered. Most of the seriously injured ones were out of danger and improved greatly. Not to mention fighting against the enemy, at least walking was not a problem.

Then a group of eight people headed all the way towards the Withered Tomb City. Because there were wounded people in the team, everyone didn't move very fast. They only walked a hundred miles in five or six hours. It was already approaching dusk. , many people in the team were exhausted and their legs were weak. Their condition was not suitable for traveling at night, so everyone was ready to find a place to rest.

But at this moment, several monks suddenly appeared on the roadside and blocked their way. Qingyang, Shangguan Yan and his party were jumped. Just as they were about to prepare for battle, they found that the monks looked familiar. They were all from the same place. The companions from Tongcoff County are not enemies for sneak attacks.

After some communication, they found out that these people were waiting for them here. After a melee the night before yesterday, everyone escaped, mostly in the direction of Withered Tomb City. Ivy Teng Sanren got rid of the pursuing Foundation Establishment monks and fled here in one breath. He felt that the enemy could not pursue him again. Only then did he stop in a small valley nearby to collect the scattered people.

Now two days have passed, more than 20 people have gathered here. Qingteng Sanren led others to repair in the small valley next to it, and sent a few more people to take turns guarding here to collect the scattered people who escaped back, lest they Missed the main force.

After listening to the words of these people, Shangguan Yan felt his heart in his stomach. It turned out that Qingteng Sanren did not give up on everyone, but stayed here to collect the broken team. The more than 20 people were nothing compared to the previous team of hundreds. There are many, but considering that each candidate comes with a guard, and the guards will definitely fight to the death to protect the Lord when in danger, then among the more than 20 people who escaped, there should be no less candidates, that is Said that the elite of Tongcoff County were not completely wiped out.

After understanding the situation, Shangguan Yan, Qingyang and others followed one of them to the small valley. When they heard the movement, the people who were repairing in the valley came out to greet them. The one at the front was naturally the foundation-building monk Qingteng Sanren. , even after nearly two days of repairs, Qingteng Sanren still looked haggard and suffered many injuries. One of his arms was hung with a cloth. This shows how fierce the battle was that night. Qingteng Sanren didn't know how much effort it took to get rid of it. enemy.

Next to him is Bai Qing. His condition is much better. Except for the slight damage to his clothes, there are almost no injuries on his body. It seems that the guards of the Bai family are still very dedicated. In addition to Bai Qing, there are four other Holy Sons. The selected candidates were all present, and their situation was similar to that of Bai Qing.

Except for the first six people, the remaining nearly twenty people are all guards from various families. The condition of the guards is not as good as the first few people. They have more or less injuries, and in serious cases they even become... Disabled, Shangguan Yan glanced over and even found two of his own guards among them. This was easy to handle. Zheng was worried that he could not deliver the news to Tongcoff County. Wasn't there someone there?

Not all the Shangguan family's guards died in the battle that day, but because the situation was too chaotic at the time, they separated in order to cover Shangguan Yan and distract other enemies. Some died later, and some were lucky enough to escape. Thinking that the young lady would definitely come in this direction after escaping, she looked in the direction of Dry Tomb City, but stopped when she met Qingteng Sanren.

The two guards, one in the late stage of Qi refining and the other in the middle stage of Qi refining, although they were also injured, it did not affect their actions, at least they were in a much better condition than Shangguan Yong. Shangguan Yan didn't waste any time. He called the two of them aside and secretly told them about the Sang family, asking them to return to Tongcoff County to report the situation as soon as possible. With his influence as the head of Tongcoff County for many years, he should be able to easily resolve this crisis.

As for whether there would be danger on the road or whether they would be intercepted by the enemy, Shangguan Yan could not guarantee it. He could only tell them to be careful and obey fate.

There are a total of ten candidates in Tongcoff County, and now there are five in the valley. Together with Shangguan Yan, Ma Xingchen, and Sang Yuan who were killed by them before, it means that only two people died in the hands of the enemy. The loss It's not too big, but only about 20 of the 800 or 90 guards left when they set out, and the mortality rate exceeded 70%. This loss was too heavy.